KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2023 MIAA/GAC men's tennis season. Fifty-two student-athletes from all nine teams were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom. 

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence award was achieved by just one student-athtlete. Pedja Kolaric of Newman University is the only tennis player from the MIAA, GAC and NSIC to achieve a 4.00 grade point average. Kolaric, a senior management major from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was also honored as the 2023 MIAA/GAC Men's Tennis Championship's "A Game" Scholar Athlete and earned the Association's Scholar Athlete honor. 

An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. 

The Scholar-Athlete award distinction went to 21 student-athletes who excelled on the court and in the classroom.

In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. On the court, the student-athlete must receive All-MIAA honors for the current season. For more information on the 21 men's tennis Scholar-Athletes from the 2023 season, click here. 

Fifty-two men's tennis student-athletes were named to the MIAA's 2023 Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. A list of all 52 players who were named to this season's Academic Honor Roll is available here.